Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill speaks ahead of the trade deadline, Sunday, April 11, 2021. Detroit Free Press
General manager Steve Yzerman added another mid-round pick to the Detroit Red Wings rebuild.
He flipped third-pair defenseman Jon Merrill to the Montreal Canadiens for Ottawa's 2021 fifth–round pick and forward Hayden Verbeek on Sunday, the team’s third trade on the weekend.
Friday, the Wings traded defenseman Patrik Nemeth to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2022 fourth-round pick, and Saturday they got Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2021 in a three-team deal.
Verbeek, 23, played seven games for Laval Rocket in the AHL this season, collecting one goal and two assists.
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Merrill was signed in the offseason to a one-year deal.
“I thought whoever ended up trading for Johnny, they were going to get a really good addition,” Wings coach Jeff Blashill said Sunday. “He’s a good player. He’s kind of a jack of all trades. He can play the left, he can play the right. He can kill penalties. He can play up and down your lineup.
“He has the confidence and moxie of a guy you want in big moments. That’s what I was most impressed with.”
The Wings (14-23-6) pose as sellers again, on pace to miss the playoffs for a fifth straight year.
Other pending unrestricted free agents include Luke Glendening, Darren Helm and Jonathan Bernier.
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